Out of the Blue to Blue Velvet color palette
About this palette
Out of the Blue to Blue Velvet is a 5-color cool palette: #009BEF (Out of the Blue), #96C2FF (Pastel Blue), #E5EAFF (Cotton Boll), #331F53 (Stormy Night), #006185 (Blue Velvet). It mixes blue, white, purple tones and feels cool overall. The strongest text pairing is #E5EAFF on #331F53 with a contrast ratio of 12.00:1, and 4 of its 10 color pairs pass WCAG AA for normal text.
Color codes
| Color | HEX | RGB | HSL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Out of the Blue | rgb(0, 155, 239) | hsl(201, 100%, 47%) | |
| Pastel Blue | rgb(150, 194, 255) | hsl(215, 100%, 79%) | |
| Cotton Boll | rgb(229, 234, 255) | hsl(228, 100%, 95%) | |
| Stormy Night | rgb(51, 31, 83) | hsl(263, 46%, 22%) | |
| Blue Velvet | rgb(0, 97, 133) | hsl(196, 100%, 26%) |
Accessible color pairs
Pairs with at least 3:1 contrast (large text and UI components); 4.5:1 or more passes WCAG AA for body text.
- Aa12.00:1 #E5EAFF on #331F53
- Aa12.00:1 #331F53 on #E5EAFF
- Aa7.84:1 #96C2FF on #331F53
- Aa7.84:1 #331F53 on #96C2FF
- Aa5.76:1 #E5EAFF on #006185
- Aa5.76:1 #006185 on #E5EAFF
- Aa4.74:1 #009BEF on #331F53
- Aa4.74:1 #331F53 on #009BEF
Color blindness preview
- Protanopia
- Deuteranopia
- Tritanopia
- Achromatopsia
- Dog vision
CSS variables
/* Out of the Blue to Blue Velvet — https://swatchly.xyz/palette/009bef-96c2ff-e5eaff-331f53-006185 */
:root {
--out-of-the-blue: #009bef;
--pastel-blue: #96c2ff;
--cotton-boll: #e5eaff;
--stormy-night: #331f53;
--blue-velvet: #006185;
}
Tailwind CSS v4
/* Out of the Blue to Blue Velvet — https://swatchly.xyz/palette/009bef-96c2ff-e5eaff-331f53-006185 */
@theme {
--color-out-of-the-blue: #009bef;
--color-out-of-the-blue-50: #f1f9ff;
--color-out-of-the-blue-100: #e3f2ff;
--color-out-of-the-blue-200: #c3e3ff;
--color-out-of-the-blue-300: #9ad1ff;
--color-out-of-the-blue-400: #52b5ff;
--color-out-of-the-blue-500: #009bef;
--color-out-of-the-blue-600: #007dc2;
--color-out-of-the-blue-700: #00629a;
--color-out-of-the-blue-800: #004c79;
--color-out-of-the-blue-900: #003a5e;
--color-out-of-the-blue-950: #00233c;
--color-pastel-blue: #96c2ff;
--color-pastel-blue-50: #eef5ff;
--color-pastel-blue-100: #ddebff;
--color-pastel-blue-200: #bdd9ff;
--color-pastel-blue-300: #96c2ff;
--color-pastel-blue-400: #79a2db;
--color-pastel-blue-500: #5d87c0;
--color-pastel-blue-600: #456ca3;
--color-pastel-blue-700: #325587;
--color-pastel-blue-800: #23426d;
--color-pastel-blue-900: #183357;
--color-pastel-blue-950: #0c1f39;
--color-cotton-boll: #e5eaff;
--color-cotton-boll-50: #f2f4ff;
--color-cotton-boll-100: #e5eaff;
--color-cotton-boll-200: #d3d7e6;
--color-cotton-boll-300: #bcc0d1;
--color-cotton-boll-400: #9ca0b3;
--color-cotton-boll-500: #818598;
--color-cotton-boll-600: #676b7d;
--color-cotton-boll-700: #515464;
--color-cotton-boll-800: #3e4250;
--color-cotton-boll-900: #2f323e;
--color-cotton-boll-950: #1d1f27;
--color-stormy-night: #331f53;
--color-stormy-night-50: #f6f3ff;
--color-stormy-night-100: #eee7ff;
--color-stormy-night-200: #ddceff;
--color-stormy-night-300: #c7b6ed;
--color-stormy-night-400: #a794d0;
--color-stormy-night-500: #8a77b3;
--color-stormy-night-600: #6f5c95;
--color-stormy-night-700: #574678;
--color-stormy-night-800: #42335e;
--color-stormy-night-900: #331f53;
--color-stormy-night-950: #1d152d;
--color-blue-velvet: #006185;
--color-blue-velvet-50: #eaf7ff;
--color-blue-velvet-100: #d5f0ff;
--color-blue-velvet-200: #aae1ff;
--color-blue-velvet-300: #8cccee;
--color-blue-velvet-400: #65aed3;
--color-blue-velvet-500: #4592b9;
--color-blue-velvet-600: #29789c;
--color-blue-velvet-700: #006185;
--color-blue-velvet-800: #004c69;
--color-blue-velvet-900: #003a52;
--color-blue-velvet-950: #002435;
}
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